CPT Knowledgebase - Sep 24, 2014

A surgeon repaired a laceration on the right thumb that transected the flexor pollicis longus (FPL) tendon and the proximal and distal aspects of the ulnar digital nerve. In the operative report, the surgeon identified that the injury was between the interphalangeal (IP) and metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joints but did not use the words zone I or zone II in the dictation. What is the appropriate code to report this procedure?

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